Pineapple Tarts ~黄梨塔 CNY 2015

Pineapple Tarts are available throughout the year in Malaysia and Singapore but they are most sought after and popular during the Lunar Chinese New Year.   They are a common sight in most Chinese households because it's symbolic to have Pineapple Tarts during this time of the year.  'Wong lai' in Cantonese and 'Ong lai' in Hokkien phonetically sounds like 'good luck comes'.  Hence, eating this cookie will thus bring forth good luck and prosperity.

This is not the melt-in-the-mouth type of pastry, it's crisp when fresh and will stay good even after being kept for some time.  You can also view my  other recipes on  Nastar and closed Pineapple Tarts from  'here' and 'here'.

Pineapple Tarts - 黄梨塔    (adapted from 'here')

Ingredients

• 100 gm unsalted butter
• 200 gm plain flour, sifted
• 60 gm icing sugar, sifted
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 Tbsp milk
• a pinch of salt
• pineapple paste

Method

1. Sift flour with salt, set aside.
2. With a handheld whisk, beat butter with icing sugar till creamy.
3. Add in egg yolk, mix well.
4. Add milk and fold in the sifted flour.
5. Mix to a smooth dough using a spatula.  Do not knead.
6. Cover with cling wrap and let rest for 15 mins.  (If too soft to handle, chill in the fridge).
7. Pinch about 10 gm of dough, flatten, put in some pineapple paste, roll up to whatever shape that you fancy.  Lightly slit the surface with a sharp knife to form a pattern.
8. Bake in a preheated oven @ 180 deg.C for 15 to 18 mins. till slightly golden brown.
9. Yield :  27 Pineapple Tarts

 I'm linking this post to Best Recipes for Everyone Jan. & Feb.2015 Event:  Theme

My Homemade Cookies by Fion of  XuanHom's Mom and co-hosted by

Victoria of  Baking Into The Ether

also to

'My Treasured Recipes #5 - Chinese New Year Goodies (Jan/Feb 2015)' hosted by

Miss B of  Everybody Eats Well in Flanders and co-hosted by

Charmaine of  Mimi Bakery House

and to

Cook and Celebrate : CNY 2015, Yen from Eat your Heart Out,
Diana from Domestic Goddess Wannabe and Zoe from  Bake for Happy Kids